Why Millions Survive Cancer

The Successes of Science

Lauren Pecorino

A unique summary that reveals the extraordinary progress in the fight against cancer

Includes scientific evidence and statistical data from around the world

Features easy-to-follow diagrams to help understand how cancer develops and effects the population

Includes evidence-based recommendations from world cancer experts, to allow the reader to make lifestyle changes that help reduce their own cancer risk

Why Millions Survive Cancer

The Successes of Science

Lauren Pecorino

Description

More than 12 million cancer survivors just in the United States alone are alive today as a result of the extraordinary advances in science and medicine. In Why Millions Survive Cancer, Lauren Pecorino illuminates the enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, painting an intriguing portrait of scientific breakthroughs, the leading scientists behind these key discoveries, and the steps that we can all take to reduce our exposure to cancer.

The struggle against cancer has been long and difficult, but as Pecorino shows, the tide is changing, and changing rapidly. Treatments are becoming gentler and more effective. Many newly developed drugs have fewer side effects and can be administered as a pill rather than intravenously, giving patients a better quality
of life. Better response rates are occurring for treatments that are targeted against the genetic characteristics of a tumor. Advances in instrumentation, robotics and imaging have led to more precise and less invasive surgical procedures. And public awareness about carcinogens is spreading and, increasingly, people are avoiding cigarettes, alcohol, and excessive exposure to the sun. As Pecorino discusses these exciting new developments, she provides readers with fascinating accounts of medical research and the discoveries we have made about the nature of cancer and the ways we can defeat it. For instance, we learn the stories behind such important new drugs as Avastin, Gardasil (the world's first cervical cancer vaccine), Herceptin, and Gleevec, the development of which unfolded "like a
fairy tale with a happy ending."

Why Millions Survive Cancer

The Successes of Science

Lauren Pecorino

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the good news2. What is cancer?3. Carcinogens: How they work and our defence against them4. All we had to do was quit5. Too much of a good thing6. The great escape7. You are what you eat (and do)8. A fairy tale: Finding the cure to leukemia9. Cancer screening works10. Let's talk about it11. How to starve a tumour12. A vaccine against cervical cancer13. A fit like a glove14. Where do we go from here?

Why Millions Survive Cancer

The Successes of Science

Lauren Pecorino

Author Information

Lauren Pecorino is currently a principal lecturer at the University of Grenwich. She has presented guest lectures in Rome and Palermo, Italy; Istanbul, Turkey; Cairo, Egypt and the US. She is the author of an international university-level textbook on the molecular biology of cancer and cancer therapeutics, published by Oxford University Press.

Why Millions Survive Cancer

The Successes of Science

Lauren Pecorino

Reviews and Awards

"Written in an absorbing style, this book is an important evidence-based general resource for a wide audience. Summing Up: Highly Recommended. All levels/libraries." --CHOICE

Why Millions Survive Cancer

The Successes of Science

Lauren Pecorino

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